Assembly Lead Operator

Agri-Fab is a leader in the lawn and garden marketplace with shipments reaching around the globe. As successful as Agri-Fab has become, the core goals has not changed; provide a reliable source of employment for the community. 

Shift: 1st Shift: 6:00am to 2:30 pm, position does require overtime before and after shift as needed

Pay: Pay range starts at $18.75 hourly $1/hr Weekly Attendance Bonus. 

Agri-Fab offers a comprehensive benefits package after 60 days of employment that includes Medical, vision, dental and pharmacy benefits. You will have company paid life insurance and 401K contribution once eligibility requirements are met. Agri-Fab offers affordable on-site childcare, two weeks of vacation time and 10 paid Holidays a year.

Job Summary:  Assists team members in following standard work in order to meet goals with respect to Safety, Quality, and Production.  Assists with training employees, facilitates employee suggestions to the 2-second lean program, and stays in constant communication with supervisor. 

Essential Functions:

Required but not limited to:

• Leads team meetings, daily, weekly, etc.
• Demonstrates sufficient technical proficiency to support operator performance and departmental goals.
• Helps ensure employees are properly trained.
• Monitors team member performance, work-station set-up, correct use of proper tools, etc., to assure adherence to safety, ergonomic and quality standards.
• Audits operator check sheets for proper part ID and assures parts meet all specifications as identified on prints and or process check sheet; includes traceability, internal move tickets, calibration of equipment, etc., as listed on Team Lead Standard Work. Including the DSC check off sheet required for startup.
• Coordinates machine setups to maximize use of operators’ time.
• Orders parts from warehouse as needed.
• Verifies parts using work instructions or blueprints.
• Assures pieces and material received for processing and removed after processing are tagged with correct count and identification number, without multiple tags.
• Supports 6S initiatives and encourages improvements by using the iSii boards.
• Updates departmental boards; records reasons for results and acts on flow interrupters.
• Maintains and improves on own and operators’ standard work.
• May schedule operator work assignments.
• Works production or operates machines as needed.
• May fill in for supervisor.
• Maintains work area in a clean and orderly fashion.
• Meets or exceeds production rates and quality standards.
• Fork Truck certification may be required.
• Preferred assembly experience and knowledge of the production processes.

Work Environment

• Subject to hot temperatures.
• May be subject to loud working environment.
• Skin may be exposed to oils and/or coolant.

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